On Apr 28, 2007, at 12:37 AM, jiho wrote:

I would like to remove the paintbrush from the icon to make it more  

consistent with Inkscape on the other platforms, if that's OK with  

the author. Then I'll use this new icon to create OS X like document  

icons for SVG, EPS, etc.


One minor point is that the paintbrush actually makes it compliant with the OS X HIG.

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGIcons/chapter_14_section_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000967-TPXREF101

"...If appropriate, the icon should also contain a tool that communicates the type of task the application allows the user to accomplish."